Health Care Dive

MAY 13, 2024

The stakes, impact and cost of cybercrime is rising and we must employ the right tech to fight back.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

The gap between insurance plans and Medicare's payments to hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services widened over the course of just a couple of years, a new study from RAND Corporation | A new report from RAND Corporation highlighted just how much more employers and private insurers are paying hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 13, 2024

The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a threat alert Friday about the Russia-backed ransomware group Black Basta, warning of its accelerated attempted attacks against the healthcare sector. Prompted by H-ISAC, the American Hospital Association also sent a cybersecurity advisory with technical mitigation recommendations to its members.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 13, 2024

All major payers saw elevated utilization but only an unprepared few struggled with the trend, the Change Healthcare cyberattack caused minimal financial fallout and a new D-SNP rule opens the door to a Medicare growth opportunity.

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Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

Online therapy provider Talkspace is making a big push into the Medicare market, rolling out to approximately 13 million members in 11 states. | Talkspace plans to expand to all 33 million traditional Medicare members, coupled with several Medicare Advantage plans, across all 50 states by the end of the year.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 13, 2024

How Azalea Health's telehealth and EHR tools integrate with partners' remote patient monitoring and chronic care management products to treat patients living in rural care deserts, shows Khue Tran, chief strategy officer.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 13, 2024

The threat group has impacted more than 500 targets worldwide, including those in healthcare.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

Kaiser Permanente kicked off 2024 with $935 million of operating income (3.4% operating margin) and more than $2.7 billion of net income when excluding a one-time, $4.6 billion net asset gain from | The integrated nonprofit's operations more than quadrupled the return of last year's first quarter, though the organization said its performance still lags pre-pandemic numbers.

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Health Care Dive

MAY 13, 2024

AI transforms healthcare: Tackle patient expectations, debt crisis, regulatory hurdles and staffing shortages.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

At the American Telemedicine Association’s Nexus conference in Phoenix, three investors talked digital health investing trends they’ve observed so far this year. | While 2023 was a tough year for digital health investment, three investors discussed the investment trends they're seeing this year and the state of artificial intelligence.

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Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll

Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha

Health Care Dive

MAY 13, 2024

Many physicians are interested in working in telehealth, whether it’s part-time, full-time or gig work. Here are the factors to consider when integrating physicians into a virtual care program.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

At Fierce Healthcare, we keep track of all the venture capital being funneled into the health tech and digital health industries. | Lore Health uses AI technology paired with a first-of-its-kind social network to promote healthy lifestyles and combat isolation. The startup picked up $80 million in fresh funding. Check out that fundraising deal along with other recent venture capital funding rounds.

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Pro CRNA

MAY 13, 2024

By Thomas Davis, DNAP, MAE, CRNA A surgical technician came into the locker room at our outpatient center with out-of-control anger shouting, “They have idiots running this place and I’m not going to take it any longer.” He changed clothes, walked out the door and never returned…road rage on steroids. Anger in the workplace is something that we have all witnessed during our career.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

UPMC is putting a 12-year-old False Claims Act suit to bed with a $38 million settlement payment. | Plaintiffs had alleged that the nonprofit system was overcompensating neurosurgeons to refer patients to its facilities for procedures. A spokesperson for UPC said the organization was "pleased" to resolve the case believed to be one of the highest payouts for a False Claims case not taken up by the government.

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p3care

MAY 13, 2024

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is concerned with securing patients’ data. It incorporates strict rules and regulations for healthcare data pertaining to patients’ information. Also, The primary objective of this compliance is to keep reports confidential and secure. It’s a mandatory act if healthcare providers and related stakeholders want to proceed without any restriction.

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Fierce Healthcare

MAY 13, 2024

Popular digital health law firm Foley & Lardner releas | Law firm Foley & Lardner released a new 50-state survey that compares telehealth laws from 2019 to 2024. While more states have moved towards payment parity for telehealth, remote monitoring lacks coverage requirements in half of states.

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HIStalk

MAY 13, 2024

I have friends who work for Ascension. The concerns coming.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

MAY 13, 2024

See my previous posts on IRA price negotiation on drug selection ( Part 1 ) and manufacturer data submission ( Part 2 ). Today we will talk about the negotiation process and how CMS will set the maximum fair price (MFP) How will CMS price across dosages? “CMS will base the single price on the cost of the selected drug per 30-day equivalent supply (rather than per unit—such as tablet, capsule, injection—or per volume or weight-based metric), weighted across dosage forms and strengths.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

The Rand Blog

MAY 13, 2024

The greatest danger to the U.S. financial system is the constant assault on reality—the deepfake videos and manipulated AI—that could weaken the system over time. It will be slow, but it will be steady and hard to stop—more like financial climate change.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 13, 2024

Tanya Sanderson, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CLNC, CHFP, Sr. Director of Revenue Integrity, Xsolis The concept of “revenue integrity” hasn’t really changed over the years, but the roles, responsibilities, and oversight have become far more complex and difficult to gain industry consensus around. What began as several defined systems of controls by which hospitals guarded against revenue loss, revenue integrity has seemingly turned into more narrowly focused controls in many organizations, leaving critica

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Home Health Care

MAY 13, 2024

Home-based care dealmakers have been busier of late, but that has not yet translated into more transactions. There’s some feeling that sidelined private equity firms will eventually have to enter the game, but that may not be the case. For one, interest rates have still not come down. But also, the “dry powder effect” – and available money being ready to be deployed by PE firms – can sometimes be overstated, Rebecca Springer, the lead health care analyst at Pitchbook, told Home Health Care News.

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HIStalk

MAY 13, 2024

Interoperability’s Last Mile – Universal Patient Consent and Access is.

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Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski

In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.

Home Health Care

MAY 13, 2024

While some private equity investors have been sidelined by macro and micro headwinds, there are still plenty of PE firms invested in home-based care that like where they are. On the Medicare-certified home health side, one factor that may have made investors hesitant to enter the space is the challenging payment landscape. Despite this, Kaltroco — a family-owned private investment company — is attracted to home health care due to the firm’s belief in the fundamentals of the sector.

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HIStalk

MAY 13, 2024

Unification of Content Will Unlock the Next Phase of Healthcare.

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Home Health Care

MAY 13, 2024

Jim Rechtin, who was named Bruce Broussard’s successor at Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) in October of last year , will officially take over on July 1, the company announced Monday. Rechtin joined Humana as president and COO in January, and will also join the board of directors on July 1 when he transitions to CEO. “I am incredibly excited to be named CEO of Humana and humbled to have the opportunity to lead 65,000 dedicated teammates as we seek to provide better health outcomes at lower costs for our

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HIT Consultant

MAY 13, 2024

What You Should Know: – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), is seeking innovative solutions to advance healthcare through artificial intelligence (AI) and improve health IT adoption in behavioral health settings. – This initiative is driven by the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity for fiscal year 2024.

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Running a healthcare facility requires precision and care, not just for patients but also for your staff. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps healthcare providers choose the best provider. Efficient payroll management ensures timely, accurate payments, critical for maintaining staff morale and trust. Compliance support helps navigate complex healthcare regulations and avoid costly fines.

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Nordic

MAY 13, 2024

The healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant shift. As we move toward a value-based model , the focus is intensifying on patient-centered care , with improved outcomes and population health taking center stage. To fully deliver safe, effective, timely, efficient, and equitable care that enables people to take responsibility for their health and well-being, we must tackle health disparities and inequities tied to social determinants of health (SDOH).

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HKLaw

MAY 13, 2024

Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 13, 2024

A DNP (Doctor of Nursing) degree is meant to help registered nurses with a BSN or MSN achieve the highest clinical nursing education level. The DNP degree shows that nurses have reached the peak of education. Graduating with a DNP degree comes with multiple rewards. Discussed below are four reasons to get a DNP degree. Leadership opportunities A DNP degree equips you with leadership skills that make you well-suited to take on advanced roles.

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The Rand Blog

MAY 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Defense's internal efforts to address civilian harm due to U.S. military operations should be closely integrated with the goal of increasing accountability in arms transfer decisions. Making conditions associated with the transfer of U.S. arms more explicit is an important first step in being able to enforce them.

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Speaker: Sean Raible

Picture a workplace where physiological safety is not just an aim but a reality, driven by thoughtful employee benefits that prioritize mental health, wellbeing, and DEI. 🤔 ✨ Achieving this vision requires more than just occasional training sessions and employee assistance programs. Moving beyond the basics, this vision calls for a holistic approach that integrates these elements into your company culture as well as your HR and benefits strategy.

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